Hattiesburg Announces $500,000 for Sidewalk Expansion on West 4th Street
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Late Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Toby Barker was joined by Congressman Steven Palazzo, Councilman Jeffrey George and representatives...
Hattiesburg City Council Receives FY 2021 Audit
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, June 30, the Hattiesburg City Council met in a special called meeting to receive the...
Hattiesburg’s First Draft of Golf Cart Ordinance Available for Review
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – During the August 1 Work Session of the Hattiesburg City Council, the first draft of an ordinance...
Hattiesburg, Convention Commission and Local Partners Announce Plans for Jaycee Park & Kamper Park
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Wednesday, August 3, Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker was joined by leadership with the Hattiesburg Convention Commissioners,...
Community Development Launches LeadSAFE Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – This week, the City of Hattiesburg’s Community Development Division launched its newest initiative – LeadSAFE Hattiesburg, a...
Multi-Phased Infrastructure Improvements Announced for Midtown Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, August 25, Mayor Toby Barker was joined by State Senator Chris Johnson, State Representative Missy...
Mayor Barker Appoints Director for Urban Development
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, September 1, Mayor Toby Barker announced Wiley Quinn as his director appointment for the Department...
City of Hattiesburg Presents Fiscal Year 2023 Budget
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Tuesday, September 6, the City of Hattiesburg held its annual budget hearing in which the administration...
Pine Belt Area Kicks-Off Bottled Water Drive for Jackson
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – This morning, Mayor Toby Barker joined Petal Mayor Tony Ducker, Lamar County BOS President Warren Byrd, Forrest...
Hattiesburg Arts Council Spotlights Two Mississippi Women Artists at Weekend Exhibition
Editor’s Note: An artwork depicted in a photo used for this article contains nudity. J.J. Foley sat in the studio...
Water Outage Notice for North 28th Avenue Corridor
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9, 2022 | 4PM RELEASE
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Around 11 a.m. on Friday, September 9, a contractor working on the...
Spring Break or Bust!
Only a small percentage of people have bad luck when it comes to their health. Only about five percent of people have a genetic disposition to develop diseases from their inherited genes. For the...
Hattiesburg Experiences a Water Main Break near Kamper Park
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28, a 10-inch water main broke around the Kamper Park area. City crews have identified the immediate impact area and are working with the contractor to...
Friendly Furry Friends
Pictured: Cash Money, Therapy Dog No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich.” -Louis SabinTake two Schnauzers and a Dachshund and call me in the...
Lincoln Road Paving Project Begins This Week
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Thursday, February 23, the City of Hattiesburg will begin paving Lincoln Road, between Highway 49 and South 40th Avenue. This stretch is approximately two miles. Milling will take place first, then...
THROW ME SOMETHING MISTER
Jessica Byrd, a registered nurse in Surgery at Forrest General Hospital, is helping keep spirits bright as she shares her passion for art with the hospital’s patients and staff members. For both Christmas and...
Mayor Barker Reappoints Morris for Hattiesburg Public School Board of Trustees
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Mayor Toby Barker has placed an item on the February 21 Hattiesburg City Council agenda that reappoints Yolanda Morris to the Hattiesburg Public School District Board of Trustees. “The Hattiesburg Public School...
Be Sweet to Your Heart
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart,” said Confucius. Helen Keller noted, “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with...
Hattiesburg Celebrates Arbor Day with Special Recognition and Annual Tree Planting
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Friday, February 10, Mayor Toby Barker and the City of Hattiesburg’s Tree Crew celebrated Arbor Day by honoring Hattiesburg resident Dr. Richard Conville, a long-time urban forestry advocate, and by...
Vicksburg Officials & Tourism Leadership Visit Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Wednesday, February 8, Mayor Toby Barker, city staff and tourism partners spent the day with Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs and leadership counterparts to share best practices for providing residents with...
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